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E. HEADLBY & W. G. HORTON.

RBGISTERING TOY BANK.

No. 450,071. Patented Apr. 7,1891.

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No. 450,071. Patented Apr. 7,1891.

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ELVOOD HEADLEY AND VILLlAM G. HORTON, OF NEYARK, NEV JERSEY.

REGISTERING TOY BANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 450,071, dated April 7, 1891.

Application filed November 6, 1890.

To @ZZ whom, it may Concern,.-

Be it known that we, ELWOOD HEADLEY and WILLIAM G. HORTON, citizens of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Registering Toy Banks; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, referio ence being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention has relation to that class of toy savings-banks or coin-receptacles wherein the coins deposited one byone are registered by means of figured dials, and the opening of the bank or receptacle is'dependent upon the depositing of a certain number of coins.

The bank or receptacle embodying our invention is so constructed that when a coin of a certain value or denomination is passed through a slot in the upper portion of the bank it will come into proper relation with the dialoperating mechanism and cause the same to become operative both for the purpose of conveying the coin into its proper compartment and for turning the dial or dials.

The object of our invention is to greatly simplify the coincontrolled mechanism of the bank and to render it more certain and easy of operation.

Our invention consists in the novel construction, combinations, and arrangements of parts hereinafter described.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure lis aperspective View of the bank or receptacle closed and ready for use. Fig. 2 isa vertical longitudinal sectional View of the same, taken immediately back of the front wall. Fig'. 3 is a perspective view of the coin-controlled mechanism, taken from the inside of the bank. Fig. 4C is an elevation of the coin-controlled mechanism arranged upon the inner surface of the front wall. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the trap-door closing the opening through which the coins are taken from the bank. Fig. G is a perspective view of one of the registering-dials.

A designates the bankreceptacle1 which is in the form of an oblong rectangular box or chest made, preferably, of cast iron and of attractive configuration. In the upper part or Serial No. 370,492, (No model.) I

top of thebank, near the front wall thereof, is formed a slot a of such dimensions as will freely admit of the passage of a coin of a certain diameter and thickness, say one cent. This slot communicates with a vertical passage-way formed by the flanges or offsets a. which are preferably cast with and upon the front wall of the bank. Below these flanges is formed a horizontal shelf a2, upon which the deposited coin lirst rests after being passed into the bank. Above this shelf is formed a beveled or rounded guide-piece a3, which serves to hold the coin at a proper distance from the wall of the bank to make it elfective as a part of the operative mechanism.

B designates a horizontal slidearranged between the shelf a2 and the flanges a a and located between suitable guides cast on the front wall of the bank. This slide carries on its inner end a plate-spring Z), through which the dials are operated, and on its outer end, which projects through an opening in one end of the bank, a knob or thumb-piece b', by which the slide is rcciproeated. A slot Z1 is formed in the slide B at such a point that when the slide is thrust inwardly to its full extent of movement the deposited coin will just pass through the slot and rest on the ledge below, a small portion of the coin projecting above the slide, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. A lug or lugs c c are formed on the upper surface of the slide a little way back of the middle of the slot lf and of such height that the upper edge of a coin of the 85 proper value when resting upon the shelf below will be slightly higher than the tops of the lugs.

C designates a plate-spring` fastened at one end to the front wall of the bank and having its free extension or limb C bentinwardly and downwardly, so as to rest upon the upper surface of the slide and terminate at the outer extremity of the slot l1. lVhen the slide is drawn outward without a coin, or with acoin of less than the proper diameter, the lugs c c come in contact with the end Cof the spring C and the movement of the slide is arrested, so that it cannot be drawn out the distance required for conveying a coin into the body of the bank. lVhen, however, a coin of the proper diameter is in the slot b3 and the slide IOO B is drawn out, the coin itself will raise the spring C a sufficient distance for the passage of the lugs c c underneath it, thus allowing the slide to be drawn out the required distance to permit of the coin falling off the shelf and into the body of the bank. Thus it will be seen that the bank will only receive a coin of proper size, for if the coin be too large it will not enter the slot, and if a coin be too small itwill not elevate the spring C a sufficient distance to allow the coin to be drawn off the shelf and into the body oi the bank and i'nust be removed by turning the bank upside down and allowing the small coin to drop out of the slot a. v

The operation of the registeringmechanism depends upon the withdrawing of the slide a suiiicient distance to deposit a coin into the body of the bank. Hence there can be no registration without an equivalent deposit. E E designate the registering-dials, which, in the bank shown in the accompanying drawings, are intended to register deposits of one cent and an aggregate of one dollar. The dial E is in the form of a flat ring with numbers from 0 to 9 stamped or otherwise imprinted upon its outer surface and with lugs e e projecting inwardly from its inner surface, the lugs being ten in number. The dial E is made of sheet metal struck upto a dish shape, and is so arranged with relation to the dial E that the latter embraces or encircles its crown portion, and the dial E turns on a pin projecting inwardly from the front wall of the bank. Upon the outer face of the dial E are also impressed the figures O to 9 and a hole in the front wall of the bank permits of the figures on both disks being seen according as the figures are brought opposite.

The dial E has a flange F formed with beveled teeth f f, which are undercuton their faces, so as to engage with the platespring b, attached to the slide B, through the medium of which the dial E is rotated step by step. There are ten of these teeth corresponding to the ten figures on the face of the dial and according as the dial is turned these figures will be brought opposite the opening in the front of the bank successively. The dial E is turned the distance of asingle tooth at every inward thrust of the slide B, after the same has been drawn out with a proper coin in its slot.Y The use of suoli a coin is necessary in order to draw the slide out a sufficient distance to cause the spriiig-dog b to pass from onetooth to the next succeeding one. One of the teeth of the dial E is cut deeper than the others. This tooth is marked f and coincides in position withl the ligure 2 on the face of the dial, so that when the spring-dog b engages therewith the igure 9 on the face of the dial will be opposite the opening in the front of the bank. At this point the spring-dog also engages with one of the projections or teeth on the back of the dial E, and when the slide B is pushed in both dials will be turned together and a correspon ding i registration effected. Thus, forinstance, supposing that the registration of coins within the bank is indicated as 49 and a coin deposited, the dial E will be turned so as to register 0 and the dial E turned so as -to register 5, indicatiiigtliat tliebank contains fifty coins.

G designates a bifurcated spring secured to the front wall of the bank at g and having teeth of the dials E E and lock them in posi-4 tion against a reverse movement or other accidental displacement. l

H designates the door of the bank, which consists of an oblong rectangular plate Iitting an opening H in the bottom of the bank near the front wall (see Fig. 3) and provided with lugs h h on its upper surface projecting over its inner edge and arranged so as to rest upon the bottom of the bank when the door is in position. A rotch 'L' is formedin the outer edge of thedoor to correspond with and receive a fixed projection 7.o on the inner surface of the front of the bank. A springplate m is secured to the door and s o bent and adjusted that when the door is in position the free end of the spring-plate will rest upon the projection 7c and lock the door in place. y

The dial E is formed with a fiat lug n, so locatedwith reference to the igures on the face of the dial and the opening in the front of the bank that when the lug is brought around in front of the spring-lock m it will push the same out from the front wall of the bank and oi the lug, thus unlocking the door as soon as a hundred coins have been deposited in the bank. The door is provided with a beveled lug o, with which the iiat lug n contacts as soon as the spriiig-plate m has been pushed out of engagement with the projection 7c, and forces the door positively outward. Thus it will be seen that the door can onlybe opened after the requisite number of coins have been deposited. The door is replaced by simply inserting it in its opening and pressing it home, the spring m then sliding over the projection 7n, and thus locking the door.

The coin depositing and registering mechanism is covered and protected by a plate M, secured to the front wall of the bank by means of suitable studs and bolts or rivets. This plate is formed with a horizontal slot p in which moves a guiding-lug p on the side of the slide B;

Having described our invention we claiml. In a toy savings-bank or coin-receptacle, the combination, with the registering-dials, of a horizontal reciprocating slide provided with a dog which engages with said dials, said slide being formed with a slot for the passage of a coin, and a dog or spring adapted to engage with said slide and limit its movement except when a coin of proper size is in said slot, substantially as described.

. 2. In a toy savings-bank or coin-receptacle,

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the combination, with the registering-dials E l5', of the horizontally-reciprocating slide B, carrying the sprngdog b and provided with the coin-slot b3, and the lng or lugs c c, the spring-dog or stop C, and the shell' d?, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a toy savingsbank having a slot in its upper portion for the passage of a coin and a channel communicatin g with said slot, of the registering-dials E E', a reciliirocating slide provided with a dog` adapted to engage with said dials, a spring-dog which limits the movement of said slide outwardly, and a shelf upon which the coin rests and moves to raise said dog out of engagement with the slide.

at. In a toy savings-bank, the combination, with the slot for the reception of the coin, of a passage leading from said slot, a slide provided with a slot for the reception ofthe coin, a shelf forholding the coin in the last-named slot during a portion of the movement of the slide, a stop adapted to engage with the slide and to be lifted out of engagement by the coin when the latter is of proper size, and registering mechanism operated by said slide, substantially as described.

5. In a toy savingsfbank, the combination, with a revolving dial having a projecting-lng, of a door having` a spring'loek with which said lug engages to unlock and Vforcibly open said door at intervals, substantially as dcscribed.

In a registering toy bank or coin-receptacle, the combination, with rotating registering devices which will indicate the amounts deposited, of a door, locking devices therefor, and mechanism whereby said dooris forcibly opened when a predetermined amount has been deposited in the receptacle, substantial-ly as described.

7. In a coin-receptacle having a keeper for the engagement of a door-latch, the combination, with said keeper and with the registering mechanism for indicating the exact amounts deposited, of a door provided witha latch which engages automatically with said keeper when the door is closed and a releasing device by which said latch is disengaged and the door forced open when a predetermined number of coins has been deposited, substantially as described.

In testimony that wc claim the Vforegoing we have hereunto set our hands this 3d day ot November, i890.

ELVOOD HEADLEY. YVLTAM G. NORTON. lVitnesses:

EDW. A. Srno'rru, FRED. AoknRiL-fxNN. 

